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2023-07-20 Science & Technology

America's Alzheimer's hotspots vevealed: First-of-its-kind DailyMail.com interactive map shows how one in SIX people have the disease in Miami, the Bronx and Baltimore

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

In the three top places — Miami, Baltimore and the Bronx — an estimated one in six over-65s have Alzheimer's

Imperial County in California has the highest number of patients, with a rate of 15 percent in those over 65

The new report by the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) offers the most granular look at the prevalence of the condition, providing estimates of the rates at the county level for the first time.

It shows that overall, 6.7 million Americans over 65 have the disease — roughly one in ten.

Rounding out the top five counties for Alzheimer's disease sufferers were Prince George's County in Maryland (16.1 percent) and Hinds County, Mississippi (15.5 percent).

It comes as results from trials of the drug donanemab showed it can slow early Alzheimer's by up to 60 percent in a breakthrough hailed as the 'turning point' in the fight against the disease.

Hover over your county to see the rate of Alzheimer's in over 65s

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-07-19 09:52|| 2023-07-19 09:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Although Miami is famous as a party destination, researchers pointed out that it has a large black and Hispanic population — who are at up to 2.5 times higher risk of the disease than their white counterparts. They said that other areas with the highest rates also tended to have more ethnically diverse populations, driving up estimates of the proportion of people with the disease.

"Diversity is our strength."
~ Unk

Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-20 05:53|| 2023-07-20 05:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Maps be rayciss.

Posted by Bobby 2023-07-20 07:25|| 2023-07-20 07:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Doing a quick check it seems racial demographics maybe playing a big role in the numbers.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-07-20 08:00|| 2023-07-20 08:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Astute.
It may very well be 'the measure' is culturally skewed, like IQ testing or 'The Bell Curve'.

Alternatively, 'the measure' may reflect the normative.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-07-20 08:17|| 2023-07-20 08:17|| Front Page Top

#6 They skipped the White House?

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-07-20 11:01|| 2023-07-20 11:01|| Front Page Top

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